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Supreme Court To Hear Petition Seeking Ban On Websites With Jokes On Sikhs

Press Trust of India | Thursday November 21, 2024, New Delhi

The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would hear after eight weeks a plea seeking a direction to ban websites that display jokes on members of the Sikh community, projecting them in poor light.

Shared Phones, Missed Lessons: Students Face Challenges As Delhi Schools Go Online

Press Trust of India | Thursday November 21, 2024, New Delhi

With Delhi schools switching over to online teaching due to high pollution levels, students living in the city's slum areas are facing significant accessibility challenges.

Miffed With Bribery Complaints, Mamata Banerjee Plans 'Total Reshuffle' In CID

Press Trust of India | Thursday November 21, 2024, Kolkata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced the initiation of a "total reshuffle" in the state CID, accusing a section of police personnel in the lower ranks of indulging in corrupt practices.

UP Student Loses Money In Betting, Fakes Abduction For Ransom, Arrested

Press Trust of India | Thursday November 21, 2024, Jhansi

A nursing student, along with four friends, staged her own kidnapping here to blackmail her family into paying Rs 6 lakh after she lost money in online betting, police said on Thursday.

Video: Gurugram Man Pulls Gun On Boy, 12, For Fighting With Son In Park

Reported by Mukesh Singh Sengar | Thursday November 21, 2024, Gurugram

A mere altercation between two children during a football game took an aggressive turn at a popular housing society in Gurugram, when the father of one of them pulled a gun on the other child.

Opinion | There's a Pattern Behind Repeatedly Targeting Adani Group: Get the Connection

Sanjay Singh | Thursday November 21, 2024

The progression and timing of the case raise several questions. It also underscores Congresss recurring reliance on opportunistic "rent-a-cause" politics.

Court Cancels Case Against Actor Shilpa Shetty For Using 'Casteist' Word

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 21, 2024

Giving relief to Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, the Rajasthan High Court on Thursday quashed a criminal case registered against her under the Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in Churu Kotwali in December 2017.

2 More Exit Polls Predict Landslide For NDA In Maharashtra

Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday November 21, 2024, Mumbai/New Delhi

The Mahayuti alliance is forecast to win the Maharashtra election, according to two new exit polls that came on Thursday, a day after voting ended in the most densely contested election in the state with factions of two major parties fighting.

"Era Of Cooperation, Not Conflict": PM Says Democracy, Not Expansionism Is The Way

Written by Abhishek Chakraborty | Thursday November 21, 2024, Georgetown

In a historic moment, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Parliament in Guyana today. He is the first Indian prime minister in 56 years to visit the Caribbean nation.

Doctors Demand Rahul Gandhi's Apology Over "Memory Loss" Remark On Biden

Press Trust of India | Thursday November 21, 2024, New Delhi

A group of doctors has demanded a public apology from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged disparaging remarks on the cognitive abilities of US President Joe Biden, saying it suggests a lack of sensitivity.

"Democracy First, Humanity First": PM Modi's Mantra In Guyana Parliament Address

NDTV News Desk | Thursday November 21, 2024

PM Modi today addressed the Guyanese Parliament in a significant milestone in diplomatic ties between the two countries. During his address, PM Modi talked about the history of India-Guyana ties and about his visit to Guyana fourteen years back.

Karnataka Woman Loses Fingers, Palms After Hair Dryer Bursts In Her Hand

Written by Nehal Kidwai | Thursday November 21, 2024, Bengaluru

A hair dryer nearly killed a 37-year-old woman in Karnataka's Bagalkote, when the device exploded, blowing off her fingers and palms as she tried to use it.

Madhya Pradesh Tops In Stubble-Burning, Tribal Farmers Have A Solution

Written by Anurag Dwary , Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday November 21, 2024, Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh has recently earned an unenviable distinction - it tops the nation in crop-residue (stubble) burning. This worrying trend is a growing concern for air quality and environmental health.

Maharashtra's 65.1% Voter Turnout Is 2nd Highest 1990s, Highest In A Decade

NDTV News Desk | Thursday November 21, 2024, New Delhi

The 65.1 per cent voter turnout Wednesday for the Maharashtra election was the second highest in the state since the 1995 election, when a massive 71.5 per cent was recorded.

Man Who Issued Death Threat To Shah Rukh Khan Tracked Actor's Movements Online

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 21, 2024, Mumbai

Raipur-based lawyer Faizan Khan, who was arrested in connection with the extortion-cum-death threat to Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, had scoured online to get sensitive security details of the actor and his family members, revealed probe.